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... Huntington's Disease Huntington's disease, or Huntngton's chorea, is a genetic disease that causes selective neural cell death, which results in chorea, or irregular, jerking movements of the limbs caused by involuntary muscle contractions, and dementia. It can cause a lack of concentration and ...

... Huntington's disease, often abbreviated as HD, is a brain disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to deteriorate. Dr. George Huntington originally discovered HD in 1872. HD was originally known as Huntington's chorea ...

... and it appears that this tightly bound complex causes damage to brain cells. Researchers are hoping to find simple drugs that can weaken this binding, thereby preventing the disease to progress any further. In other Huntington ...

... used as an indicator of the presence of the gene causing the disease. In March 1993, the journal Cell announced that the Huntington's Disease Collaborative Research Group had discovered the gene behind the disease. This was a major breakthrough in the effort to understand and eventually work toward ...

... Huntington's chorea, or Huntington's disease, named after Ohio physician George Huntington in 1872, is an inherited disorder characterized by abnormal body movements called chorea, and loss of memory. Chorea is an abnormal ...

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